Funding and Grants
SRUC’s Dr Rosie Everett to tackle climate resilience and water scarcity with a British Academy Fellowship
An SRUC scientist has been awarded over £100,000 from the British Academy for a 12-month Fellowship to address climate resistance and water scarcity in southern Africa.…
- SRUC
- 27/03/2025
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AI biosecurity tool could help save farmers time
Scientists are developing a new webtool which will use Artificial Intelligence to give time-pressured farmers tailored advice on how to protect their livestock from disease.…
- SRUC
- 21/03/2025
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ONE SeedPod to boost high-value food and drink manufacturing
The ONE SeedPod food and drink industry innovation hub to boost high-value manufacturing has been launched at SRUC’s Craibstone Campus in Aberdeen. The project, led by Opportunity North East (ONE), is the single largest public-private investment in the growth of Scotland’s food and drink manufacturing sector.…
- SRUC
- 14/03/2025
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New net zero project focuses on grasslands
Jeff Aiken, outgoing Texel Sheep Society Chair (left) presenting Prof Joanne Conington with her award. Scottish researchers are playing a key role in a UK-wide project aimed at transforming grasslands…
- SRUC
- 27/11/2024
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SRUC innovator secures prize at Converge Awards
An SRUC project has enjoyed success at this year’s Converge Awards, an annual ceremony designed to celebrate the pinnacle of Scottish academic innovation. …
- SRUC
- 04/10/2024
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Young Farming Innovators wanted for ‘Dragon’s Den’ competition
Young farmers from across Scotland are being invited to pitch innovative ideas to help the dairy industry in a new Dragon’s Den-style competition. …
- SRUC
- 12/09/2024
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SRUC awarded £700k to measure cattle emissions
SRUC researchers have been awarded nearly £700,000 for equipment which will form part of an ultra-modern research facility to measure emissions from beef cattle, supporting the UK Government’s goals to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.…
- SRUC
- 27/08/2024
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Veterinary Diagnostics Company MI:RNA Raises $4 million Series A Funding
MI:RNA, the veterinary diagnostics company which originally spun out of SRUC, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. The capital will be used to continue global growth plans and revolutionise animal health testing, improving diagnosis and wellness among the pet, agriculture and equine sectors.…
- SRUC
- 03/07/2024
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SRUC researchers win £300k to help farmers achieve net zero
Researchers at SRUC have been awarded nearly £300,000 to support the UK Government’s goals in meeting net zero targets for land use and farming.…
- SRUC
- 20/03/2024
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Ireland’s remote working hubs network could benefit Scotland
Researchers at SRUC have been awarded nearly £12,500 to look at the development of more than 300 remote working hubs in rural Ireland over the past decade and explore the scope for a similar model in Scotland. …
- SRUC
- 12/02/2024
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Major research investment into national land use transformation
A first-of-its-kind consortium of 34 leading research and stakeholder organisations, including SRUC, has been established to help all four UK administrations address land use and agriculture as a major greenhouse gas emitting sector.…
- SRUC
- 16/01/2024
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£100k research project to explore agricultural policy impacts on island communities
SRUC has been awarded a £100k research grant to gather the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes.…
- SRUC
- 09/01/2024
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